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(No Model.)

G. 0. BERRY & T. M. FELL.

OIL LAMP.

Patentd Nov. 18, 1890.

WITNESSES A T TORNE Y we NORHS Penna co more-Luna, WASHINGTON, n. c

: I UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

GEORGE O. BERRY, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y., AND THOMAS M. FELL, OF TEN- AFLY, NEV JERSEY; SAID BERRY ASSIGNOR TO SAID FELL.

OIL-LAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,052, dated November 18, 1890.

Application filed May 9,1890- Serial No. 351,168- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE CHAPMAN BERRY and THOMAS MARA FELL, citizens of the United States, the said GEORGE CHAPMAN BERRY being a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, and said THOMAs MARA FELL being a resident of Tenafly, county of Bergen, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and in combinations of parts, more fully described hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

IVe attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to similar parts in the various figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section in which all parts are clearly shown; Fig.2, a View showing the upper extension of the wickchamber in the form of a bracket for wallsupport. Fig. 3 is a top view looking downward upon the wick-chamber, showing position of oil-feeder and connection to the wallsupport. Fig. at is a cross-section of the angular wick-chamber on the line a b.

A is the angular wick-chamber, constructedso as to hold the burner at any angle desired. The top part of this chamber is provided with an inlet B or oil-feed, a raised lip C, extending across the front opening, (shown also in position by the dotted lines in Fig. 4,) a bracket extension or support D, a strengthening rib (Z, and two or more slots E. (See Fig. 2.) F F are hook-pins screwed into the wall; G, the oil-fount, in which is arranged a glass eye h (shown in position by the dotted lines) and which is cemented in on one end of such fount, and placed so as to show the heightof oil-filling; H, the burner; 1, glass globe or chimney; and J and K, the reflector and metal extension-chimney, having a lip J extending down into I.

An important feature of our invention is the slip-sleeve L, having a slot c. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 3.) One end of this sleeve is brazed or fastened to the lower part of the burner and the other end is made to slip over the end of the wick-chamber A, and is secured thereto by the fastening-screw pin M. By this arrangement the burner can be applied or taken off without twisting the wick, which removes the great objection to the use of angle-burners. To the lower part of the burner and within the wick-chamber we attach a circular washer N of vulcanized rubber, or any material impervious to the effect of the oil, which washer is cemented thereon and which meets and closes the outer edge of the wickchamber against a possible leakage.

O is a hinge attached to the upper part of the cap P; Q, the wick-raiser, and R a small rod extending across and through to the outside of said wick-chamber.

The object of the lip O is to prevent an overflow of oil by careless handling-21 a, tilting the lamp while carrying.

It will be seen that the oil-fount G is fastened to and is supported by the angular wickchamber. It may be of any shape; but weprefer the cylindrical form, as shown, and of a sufficient length to hold the required supply of oil, being made transversely to v the wall. The extension-chimney and reflector J and K being riveted or fastened together makes them practically onepiece, and which rests upon the glass globe or chimney I, as shown. This combination extension-chimney and refiector'is made with a projecting lip J, which dips downward about one-half of an inch into I, the object of which is to draw the hot gases of combustion into J and away from the glass sides of the globe or chimney, thereby preventing breakage. The parts I, J, and K are held to the burner by a projecting metal guard or holder S, which is fastened to the upper rim of the burner or cap P, and which is made to project downward and conforming to the shape of the glass rim of I, the bottom part of said rim being held by a screw-pin S, as shown.

The angular wick-chamber A is fastened to and made to hold up the suspended fount G and all other parts in their proper position. It provides for hanging against a wall, an entrance for the oil, and a support R for the wick. The small cross-rod R of Fig. 1

(shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1) is riveted on the ends, and is used for holding the Wick away from the lower wall of the wick-chamber A, the object of which is to prevent clinging of said wick to such wall.

To light or trim the Wick of this lamp, the globe I and cap P are raised from the burner by means of the hinge O, the metal guard or holder S and screw-pin S holding the parts together.

The pins F F may be substituted by common round-head screws, the screw-pin M by a plain metal plug, and the slot 6 of the slipsleeve L by a plain round hole.

We are aware of the present state of the art covering the above subject-matter; but hitherto there has not been any practical result obtained in angle-lamps burning oil; but \Vhat we claim as new and as our invention 15- In a lamp, the combination of the angular GEORGE C. BERRY. THOS. M. FELL.

\Vitnesses:

G. F. 'WELLMAN, CHAS. D. EVANS. 

